Upper Lip Tie

Does anyone have any experience of upper lip tie? Just looked in LO (little one) 's mouth and it looks like he might have it? Has anyone's LO (little one) had it snipped? Will make a GP appointment next week but interested to hear anyone's experience?

Comments (4)

I think you will have to go private to have a lip tie corrected. They don't see it as an issue over here unlike tongue tie. Is it affecting latch? Eating? Is lo losing weight? There's a few groups snout it on FB I think. I haven't looked into it that much as my bsby I'd putting on weight and latching well. I'm going to ask my dentist it will effect her front teeth as hers is very low down

He couldn't latch on when born so I've always expressed for him ... Wonder if this is why? I don't think he has any other problems from it but didn't know if it would affect him later on, maybe with his teeth?

It most likely is why he couldn't latch but they don't look for it here so that's why it wasn't picked up. My lg struggled to latch to begin with and I think this is why. She doesn't flange her top lip properly either but at the moment we work with it ok. I'm worried about her teeth too

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